Bangladeshis most active in politics
Bangladesh has ranked the highest in terms of people’s political participation among 33 developing and emerging nations, says a global survey.
The country, however, has a very low political efficacy with over two-thirds of the respondents saying government officials do not care about what the people think, it says.
The survey, titled “Spring 2014 Global Attitudes Survey” by the US-based Pew Research Centre, shows 65 percent Bangladeshis have higher level of involvement in political affairs and 29 percent medium level, though the Asia region ranks the lowest in this field with an overall median of 24 percent. As regions, the Middle East and Africa have relatively high rates of participation in political affairs.
Modi assures Hamid of resolving Teesta, LBA issues
Reaffirming the Indian government’s commitment on resolving Teesta water sharing and implementation of the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) issues, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his government has been working continuously on these two crucial matters.
“We’ve been working on Teesta water sharing and LBA issues for their immediate solution,” the Indian premier said when he met President Abdul Hamid at Hyderabad House, President’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS quoting the meeting.
Modi said...
Modi said...
WB commits $ 1.1b for 3 development projects
The World Bank (WB) has approved approximately 1.1 billion U.S. dollars for three projects in Bangladesh, according to a statement of the Washington-based lender received here Wednesday.
The projects would benefit almost 36 million people by improving the quality of primary education, building coastal communities’ resilience to natural disaster, and increasing the nutrition and cognitive development of children from the poorest households, the statement showed, reports Xinhua.
The projects approved by the bank’s Board of Executive Directors are 400 mi...
The projects approved by the bank’s Board of Executive Directors are 400 mi...
Nation observs 44th Victory Day
The 44th Victory Day of Bangladesh is being observed today with due solemnity and rich tributes paid to the martyrs of the Liberation War of 1971.
The day commenced with a 31-gun salute followed by rich tributes of President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at National Mausoleum in Savar in the early hours.
A colourful parade heralded the day, which began at 10:00am, in participation of freedom fighters, members of armed forces and other law enforcing agencies.
President Abdul Hamid atten...
President Abdul Hamid atten...
Mozena sees three challenges for Bangladesh
Bangladesh must ensure high-quality education, plug infrastructure deficit and establish good governance to be an Asian economic powerhouse, US Ambassador Dan W Mozena said yesterday.
He also said apparel, shoes and finished leather goods, generic pharmaceuticals, and IT products are the four areas that will make the country's economy more vibrant.
“A tiger, of course, needs more than just legs. My vision of the Bangladesh economic tiger includes frozen shrimp, small freighters, flowers, bone china, jute products, silk products and so m...
“A tiger, of course, needs more than just legs. My vision of the Bangladesh economic tiger includes frozen shrimp, small freighters, flowers, bone china, jute products, silk products and so m...
Dysfunctional governance remains serious problem
Bangladesh has the image of a developmental welfare state, as reflected in the country's Constitution and in numerous other official documents, but the country has to contend with a serious problem of dysfunctional governance, former caretaker government adviser Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud has said.
The country is rated very poorly according to most global indicators of political and economic governance, said the economist while addressing a session of the international conference on 'Political Economy, Accountability and Governance' at a local hotel on Thursday.
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